.TH RMDIR 1 "GNU File Utilities" "FSF" \" -*- nroff -*-
.SH NAME
rmdir \- remove empty directories
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B rmdir
[\-p] [\-\-parents] [\-\-help] [\-\-version] dir...
.SH DESCRIPTION
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.PP
This manual page
documents the GNU version of
.BR rmdir .
.B rmdir
removes each given empty directory.  If any non-option argument
does not refer to an existing empty directory, it is an error.
.SS OPTIONS
.TP
.I "\-p, \-\-parents"
Remove any parent directories that are explicitly mentioned in an
argument, if they become empty after the argument file is removed.
.TP
.I "\-\-help"
Print a usage message on standard output and exit successfully.
.TP
.I "\-\-version"
Print version information on standard output then exit successfully.
